Anonymous/Forgiveness

Dear Anonymous,
I appreciate you taking the time to write me. However, I am not quite sure why you felt the need to remain anonymous.  Without knowing who you are, I am not able to answer your questions personally.  There is a "Comment" section below each post where you can put your comments, then I could respond directly to you.

If you think there is another forum for which I should write my thoughts because you don't like reading what I have to say, then I would encourage you not to read my blog.

You said that I was not the only one who had suffered wrongs here on earth. I seriously doubt you think I believe that I am the only one who gets hurt. We have two daughters adopted from China and I would venture to say that they have suffered more (because of what they have been through) than you and I put together.

You truly don't know me well because I do not project a 'victim' mentality. I am simply getting the truth out there because it hasn't been told....according to what we are hearing from people who still attend there. So if they are giving us misinformation, then that is all we have to go on at this point.

You stated there are three sides to the truth: my side, the other side, and the 'real truth'. I would like to know what you think the 'real truth' is. The man of whom I am speaking is not your husband, so you don't know this side; and if you are not one of the two members that met at Starbucks May 17, then you do not know what was discussed in that meeting. If you are a personnel member, then I assume you know the truth; or at least part of it because there were personnel members who didn't even know that the 'resignation' was going to be announced May 20. Because per the contract they signed, it stated the 'resignation' would be emailed to the church body May 21, so I stand by my position that there are personnel members who do not know the whole truth. And especially because one of them apologized after the meeting that was conducted in January and another one told their spouse May 20 something like this, "As soon as the prayer is over, get out of here. Do not hang around. We need to leave."

Only God knows the condition of my heart, so it is probably best that you not try to be the judge of that, as I would never try to judge the condition of your heart. And you can be certain of this, there are millions of reasons I am celebrating this season of Christmas, as I do all year long. So many things, wonderful family and friends that I am thankful for..and most of all for my salvation. Lastly, if I have offended you personally, and apparently I have which warranted the letter you sent, Matthew 18 says you are to come to me so we can discuss it. But being anonymous, I have no way to hear out how I have wronged you personally. And on that note, in case you are wondering, I have personally confronted the people with whom I needed to settle something. Are there still some people with whom I need to speak? Yes, and I will keep my word and do that when I told them I would.
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Forgiveness:
Over the course of the last few weeks I had the great privilege of leading a group for one of my classes where we talked about change. We also talked a great deal about forgiveness. I know that granting forgiveness to someone can even occur if the person has not even asked for it; and at that point the believer chooses to forgive because it releases them from the chains that bind them to the offender, to walk in freedom and wholeness. I am working on that, I am. Is it easy? No. Is it possible, yes. With all my heart, because I am forgiven, He that lives within me has the power to help me forgive. Like all of you, I am a work in progress and He who began a work in me will be faithful to complete it.